Lindsey Graham Seeks to Subvert the Law

 

by Pa Rock

Citizen Journalist

The arguments for not arresting and prosecuting Donald Trump for stealing sensitive and highly classified government documents have gone from "he didn't do it," to "it wasn't intentional," to "the documents weren't classified because he declassified them," to "it would be unprecedented to arrest a former President," to now "Trump can't be arrested because it will cause rioting."

Senator Lindsey Graham, the Republican Party's spokesperson for all things macho (when Josh Hawley isn't around) said on Fox News a couple of days ago that a prosecution of Donald Trump for "mishandling classified information" would result in "riots in the streets."

Many in the political and media communities interpreted Graham's remarks as being more of a threat than a prediction.

Is this where we are at?  Laws can't be enforced because that might make some people mad and more laws would get broken?  Is there any law on the books - anywhere - whose enforcement would not make somebody mad?

Isn't it ironic that many of the same people who just weeks ago were campaigning on the need to fully fund and support police agencies are now calling for the FBI to be defunded and the Espionage Act to be repealed?

I guess laws must be favorable and necessary only when they are focused on those awful "others," but when laws limit what we and our friends can do, they are unwarranted and intrusive.

Lindsey Graham's statement about rioting sounds like a blatant attempt to subvert justice - in much the same way as he is trying to subvert justice in an election fraud probe in Georgia by using his position in the US Senate to ignore a subpoena.  

Lindsey, get over yourself and quit trying to subvert the law through threats and privilege.   Our nation's laws are meant to apply to all of us.  You ought to know that because you help write them!